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Brad "One Punch" Pickett |
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| Born | September 24, 1978 London, England |
| Other names | One Punch |
| Nationality | English |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) |
| Division | Bantamweight Featherweight |
| Reach | 68 in (170 cm) |
| Style | Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Fighting out of | Coconut Creek, Florida |
| Team | American Top Team |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 26 |
| Wins | 20 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 9 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Brad Pickett (born September 24, 1978) is an English mixed martial artist and the former Cage Rage British Featherweight champion and Ultimate Challenge MMA Featherweight Champion. He currently competes as a Bantamweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of October 2011, Pickett is ranked the #8 bantamweight in the world by Sherdog.[1]
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Brad's nickname and his flamboyant entrance to the ring are not derived from Brad Pitt's character "One Punch Mickey" from the movie Snatch but from his grandfather. His unique entrance sees him entering to the song "Wallop" by Chas & Dave, wearing a string vest, cutoff jeans and his customary trilby hat. He is a supporter of the London football club Tottenham Hotspur.[2]
He has fought mainly for the Cage Rage organization. Pickett's first appearance was on 27 November 2004 with a win over Stuart Grant. Pickett became the British Cage Rage Featherweight Champion on 10 September 2005 at Cage Rage 13 by defeating Ozzy Haluk via tap out following a flying footstomp to the face. Pickett later lost the belt to the tough Robbie Olivier by Rear Naked Choke. He is the former UCMMA Featherweight champion.
On August 22, at Ultimate Challenge: Payback (held in The Troxy, London), Brad Pickett won his seventh successive mixed martial arts bout against David Lee. Brad's win came due to a guillotine choke during the first round in which Lee came out very aggressive, but could not match Pickett's skill on the ground.
On October 30, 2009, the Zuffa-owned WEC announced they had signed Pickett to a multi-fight deal. Pickett, fighting at bantamweight, made his WEC debut against Kyle Dietz on December 19, 2009 at WEC 45.[3] He won the fight via submission in the second round by Peruvian neck tie, also winning Submission of the Night honours.[4]
Pickett next faced WEC newcomer Demetrious Johnson on April 24, 2010 at WEC 48.[5] In a competitive fight; both men exchanged takedowns and strikes throughout the fight, though Pickett asserted more dominance on the ground, controlling the fight with well timed takedowns and counterstrikes, winning via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).
Pickett's next bout was against WEC veteran Scott Jorgensen.[6] Pickett experienced some success on his feet during the first two rounds, but was ultimately outwrestled by the 3-time Pac 10 champion in the latter two rounds, losing to Jorgenson 30-27 on all the judges scorecards.
Pickett then faced Ivan Menjivar on December 16, 2010 at WEC 53.[7] Both fighters proved to be very evenly matched; Pickett edging the first stanza with slightly crisper striking & well timed counter takedowns (during Menjivar's spinning backfist attempts), but in the second he was visibly staggered by a stream of strikes from his opponent which he battled through by securing a takedown. In the third, the two continued the fashion of tenaciously exchanging strikes throughout the fight, with Pickett scoring a flash knockdown with a flush left hook. Menjivar showed great heart in recovering though, and continued to exchange until the final bell. In the end Pickett edged a unanimous decision 29-28.
In October 2010, World Extreme Cagefighting merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC.[8]
Pickett was expected to make his UFC debut against former WEC Bantamweight Champion Miguel Torres on May 28, 2011 at UFC 130.[9] However, Pickett was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Demetrious Johnson.[10]
Pickett faced Renan Barão on November 5, 2011 at UFC 138.[11] Pickett was submitted in the first round via a rear-naked choke after getting dropped by a flurry from Barao. The bout earned Fight of the Night honors.
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 26 matches | 20 wins | 6 losses |
| By knockout | 6 | 1 |
| By submission | 9 | 3 |
| By decision | 5 | 2 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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| Loss | 20-6 | Renan Barão | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 138 | November 5, 2011 | 1 | 4:09 | Birmingham, England | Fight of the Night |
| Win | 20-5 | Ivan Menjivar | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 53 | December 16, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Glendale, Arizona, United States | |
| Loss | 19-5 | Scott Jorgensen | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 50 | August 18, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Fight of the Night |
| Win | 19-4 | Demetrious Johnson | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 48 | 24 April 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| Win | 18-4 | Kyle Dietz | Submission (peruvian necktie) | WEC 45 | 19 December 2009 | 2 | 4:36 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Submission of the Night |
| Win | 17-4 | David Lee | Submission (guillotine choke) | UCMMA 6: Payback | 22 August 2009 | 1 | 2:26 | London, England | Won Ultimate Challenge UK Featherweight championship |
| Win | 16-4 | Dino Gambatesa | Submission (guillotine choke) | UCMMA 3: Unstoppable | 28 March 2009 | 2 | 0:15 | London, England | |
| Win | 15-4 | Antanas Jazbutis | KO (punch to the body) | Cage Rage 28 | 20 September 2008 | 3 | N/A | London, England | |
| Win | 14-4 | Cristian Binda | Submission (guillotine choke) | Cage Rage 27 | 12 July 2008 | 2 | 2:52 | London, England | |
| Win | 13-4 | Paul Reed | Decision (majority) | Cage Rage 26 | 10 May 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Birmingham, England | |
| Win | 12-4 | Frederic Fernandez | Submission (guillotine choke) | FX3: Fight Night 7 | 15 March 2008 | 1 | N/A | Reading, England | |
| Win | 11-4 | Vaughan Lee | TKO (punches) | Cage Rage: Contenders 6 | 18 August 2007 | 3 | 3:20 | London, England | |
| Loss | 10-4 | Hideo Tokoro | Submission (armbar) | Dynamite!! USA | 2 June 2007 | 1 | 2:41 | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| Loss | 10-3 | Alex Owen | Decision (majority) | Cage Rage 21 | 21 April 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | |
| Win | 10-2 | Gilbert Sims | TKO (punches) | Bodog Fight: Costa Rica Combat | 16 February 2007 | 2 | 3:12 | Costa Rica | |
| Win | 9-2 | Phil Raeburn | Submission (armbar) | HOP 7: Cage Fever | 26 November 2006 | 1 | 3:20 | Swansea, Wales | |
| Win | 8-2 | Bret Lee | Submission (armbar) | Intense Fighting: Caged | 11 November 2006 | 1 | 1:18 | England | |
| Win | 7-2 | John Trent | Submission (armbar) | Absolute Fighting Championships 19 | 21 October 2006 | 1 | 3:58 | Boca Raton, Florida, United States | |
| Loss | 6-2 | Robbie Olivier | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Cage Rage 18 | 30 September 2006 | 3 | 3:03 | London, England | Lost the Cage Rage British Featherweight Championship |
| Win | 6-1 | Hiroyuki Abe | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Rage 16 | 22 April 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | |
| Win | 5-1 | Robbie Olivier | Decision (majority) | Cage Rage 15 | 4 February 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | Defended the Cage Rage British Featherweight Championship |
| Win | 4–1 | Ozzy Haluk | TKO (flying stomp) | Cage Rage 13: No Fear | 10 September 2005 | 2 | 4:25 | London, England | Won Cage Rage British Featherweight Championship. |
| Win | 3–1 | Jordan Miller | Submission (armbar) | Cage Rage 12: The Real Deal | 2 July 2005 | 2 | 2:32 | London, England | |
| Win | 2–1 | Aaron Blackwell | TKO (corner stoppage) | Cage Rage 11: Face Off | 30 April 2005 | 2 | 5:00 | London, England | |
| Loss | 1-1 | Chris Freeborn | TKO (punches) | Cage Rage 10: Deliverance | 26 February 2005 | 2 | 3:20 | London, England | |
| Win | 1–0 | Stuart Grant | TKO (punches) | Cage Rage 9: No Mercy | 27 November 2004 | 1 | 0:17 | London, England |
